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  • SCHOLARSHIPS approaching deadlines

    Gates Cambridge Scholarships for International Students
    Gates Cambridge Trust
    Masters/PhD Degree
    Study in:  UK

    Course starts October 2015

    Brief description:

    Gates Cambridge Scholarships are are awarded to outstanding applicants from countries outside the UK to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree in any subject available at the University of Cambridge.

    Host Institution(s):

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    Field of study:

    Any subject available at the University of Cambridge

    Number of Awards:

    Gates Cambridge Scholarships are extremely competitive: over 4,000 applicants apply for 95 Scholarships each year.

    Target group:

    Citizens of any country outside the United Kingdom.

    Scholarship value/inclusions:

    A Gates Cambridge Scholarship covers the full cost of studying at Cambridge, namely: the University Composition Fee and College fees at the appropriate rate, a maintenance allowance for a single student, one economy single airfare at both the beginning and end of the course, and inbound visa costs.

    The Trust also considers applications for several types of additional funding on a discretionary basis such as family allowance, conference attendance, fieldwork allowance, some fourth year funding for PhD scholars and hardship funding.

    Eligibility:

    You can apply for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship if you are:

    •  a citizen of any country outside the United Kingdom.

    •  applying to pursue one of the following full-time residential courses of study: PhD (three year research-only degree); MSc or MLitt (two year research-only degree); or a one year postgraduate course (e.g. MPhil, LLM, MASt, Diploma, MBA etc.)

    • OR already a student at Cambridge and want to apply for a new postgraduate course. For example, if you are studying for an MPhil you can apply for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship to do a PhD. However, if you have already started a course, you cannot apply for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship to fund the rest of it.

    • OR already a Gates Cambridge Scholar and want to apply for a second Scholarship. You must apply by the second, international deadline and go through the same process of departmental ranking, shortlisting and interviewing as all other candidates.

    Application instructions:

    Applications for 2014 entry have now closed. Applications for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship for October 2015 entry will open on 1 September 2014.

    You must apply for admission as a postgraduate student to the University of Cambridge and a Gates Cambridge Scholarship at the same time, using the one application pack. The deadline for applications is 2 December 2014 for citizens other than the US and 15 October 2014 for US citizens.

    Website:

    Official Scholarship Website:

     

     

    http:/www.gatescambridge.org/

    Related Scholarships: List of UK Scholarships

     

     

  • SCHOLARSHIPS: approaching deadlines

    ISN Fellowship Program for Developing Countries, 2014

    Continued from last edition

    Scholarship Open for International Students: Citizens of developing nations (Low or medium economy according to the World Bank criteria: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Dem. Rep., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, The, Guinea, Guinea-Bisau, Haiti, Kenya, Korea, Dem Rep., Kyrgyz Republic, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Armenia, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo, Rep., Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Arab Rep., El Salvador, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Kiribati, Kosovo, Lao PDR, Lesotho, Mauritania, Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Samoa, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Timor-Leste, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen, Rep., Zambia, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Angola, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Gabon, Grenada, Hungry, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, FYR, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Palau, Panama, Peru, Romania, Serbia,  Seychelles, South Africa, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu and Venezuela) can apply for these fellowships.

    Scholarship Description: ISN Fellows receive hands-on training in advanced host institutions, allowing them to acquire state-of-the-art knowledge in basic and clinical nephrology, dialysis, transplantation, and epidemiology. The training focuses on providing the exact skills and knowledge specifically required by the home institution. The program offers two types of Fellowships: Long term awards (7-12 months) and Short term awards (2-6 months).

    Number of award(s): Not Known

    Duration of award(s): The program offers two types of Fellowships: Long term awards (7-12 months); Short term awards (2-6 months).

    What does it cover? The total sum of the grant is in alignment with the length of the training and varies according to the anticipated expenses in the host country, as per World Bank data. Grants are intended to cover, or offset, all costs related to the Fellowship, including travel, accommodation and living expenses. The grant is intended to cover expenses of the fellow, not his/her family.

  • Nigeria,Hungary pact yields 50 scholarships

    The Nigerian and Hungarian governments have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the award of scholarships to 50 Nigerians to study for undergraduate and post graduate degrees in Hungarian universities.

    The Minister of State for Education, Mr Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, signed the MoU on behalf of the Federal Government while Dr Lazlo Palkovics, Hungarian Minister of State for Higher Education in the Ministry of Human Resources, signed for the Hungarian government.

    A statement signed by Simeon Nwakaudu, Special Assistant (Media) to Wike noted that the MoU, which is between the Federal Ministry of Education and the Hungarian Ministry of Human Resources on Educational Cooperation, will last from 2014 to 2016.

    Speaking at the signing ceremony, Wike said the Jonathan administration is happy with the new scholarship window provided by the Hungarian government for Nigerian students.

    He assured that the government would ensure that only students who are academically sound get the scholarship.

    “The Federal Ministry of Education is happy for the scholarship which your government has extended to Nigeria and we commend you. For us as Nigerians, we pledge our commitment to the implementation of this MoU,” he said.

    Urging Nigerians to take advantage of the high quality Hungarian educational programme to empower themselves professionally, Dr Palkovics said the MoU would advance educational cooperation to higher levels that would benefit both countries.

  • Nigerian beneficiaries of Australian scholarships form association

    Nigerians, who have benefited from the scholarship programme of the Australian government in the past, have formed an alumni association.

    The body, which has as support the Australia Alumni Association of Nigeria as well as the Australian government, hopes to encourage networking and sharing of information and ideas amongst members.

    The association also encourages productive collaborative alliances locally among members, including internationally maintaining contact with Australian alumni associations in other African countries.

    The association was officially launched in Southwest by the Australian ambassador to Nigeria, Jonathan Richardson? who announced at the event in Ibadan, that over 200 Nigerians including 86 postgraduate have been awarded scholarships between 2010 and 2014.  For the 2015, Richardson said 19 Nigerian candidates have been selected for scholarships at Masters level.

    Said Richardson: “We want to encourage Nigerians interested in studying abroad to consider Australia as an option, given the strong record and high quality of our universities and tertiary institutions.”

    “Nigeria is fast becoming a significant source country for international students in Australia. A total of 923 Nigerian students were enrolled in Australian universities and vocational education programmes by the end of May 2014, nearly doubling the number in the prvious year,” he added.

    The coordinator of the association, Mrs Eni Ayeni, said the body is open to all Nigerians who have studied in Australia.

    “All Nigerian alumni of Australian tertiary institutions are encouraged to become members of the association. Membership ensures invitations to attend alumni functions and provides opportunities for active networking with other alumni and current awardees. Australia awards offer long and short-term study and professional development opportunities to citizens from developing countries around the world,” she said.

    Ayeni said that the alumni aims to provide enhanced leadership, knowledge and technical skills to partner governments, tertiary institutions and strategic organisations that are driving sustainable development.

  • Dangote awards scholarships to pupils of James Hope College

    Dangote awards scholarships to pupils of James Hope College

    PRESIDENT, Dangote Group Alhaji Aliko Dangote has awarded scholarships to eight pupils of James Hope College in Agbor, Delta State.

    Dangote, foremost cement producer and the 23rd richest man in the world, who accompanied the Founder of James Hope College, Mr. Jim Ovia, to the school, said the scholarships would cover their duration in school.

    He urged the pupils to use the school’s world-class facilities to excel.

    Ovia praised Dangote for his support, adding that they were on a motivation and inspiration visit to the school to assure the students that they can be whatever they want to be in life if they work hard.

    He said: “James Hope College is not a school for the rich, but a full school that could give opportunities to those who do not have the resources to afford quality education.

    “They would be allowed to enjoy some scholarship programmes. This means that a little boy, or girl from a less-privileged home can join those who have the resources in a high standard education in James Hope College.

    “The pupils will be given scholarships to study in the school, if they are brilliant. At least, about 35 per cent of the students will have one form of scholarship or the other; it’s either full scholarship, or partial scholarship,” he explained.

  • SCHOLARSHIPS approaching deadlines

    Call for Application: Graduate Research Program on Climate Change and Agriculture

     

    The Graduate Research Program Climate Change and Agriculture, lead by IPR/IFRA of Katibougou, in partnership with the University of Bamako, Mali, is looking for applicants to its 3 1/2-year doctoral training program for the academic year 2014-2015. The program provides a full scholarship to successful candidates from WASCAL member countries (Bénin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sénégal, and Togo). Deadline for Applications is March 31, 2014.

     

    1. Introduction

    Climate change (CC) constitutes the most striking environmental risk on which the attention of the whole world is focused because of its global dimension and its negative effects on socioecological systems. It has been established that without adequate response, the effects of CC will increase in the coming years, with the greatest negative impacts on the most vulnerable populations and ecosystems in the world particularly those in the sub-Saharan part of Africa.

    The training of highly qualified human resources constitutes one of the major adaptation strategies to CC. Actually, highly qualified human resources, having relevant infrastructures and equipments

    will be able to strengthen scientific knowledge on agriculture and climate interactions.

    WASCAL is an initiative of the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) to help West African countries to tackle the challenges of CC adaptation through capacity building and scientific research. The activities of the WASCAL Graduate Research Program (GRP) are set up and managed based on a partnership between 10 West African countries and German universities and research institutes. CC and Agriculture (CC&Agric) is one of the six PhD programs initiated within this framework. IPR/IFRA of Katibougou, in partnership with the University of Bamako, will implement this PhD program in CC&Agric. There are also more than 10 cooperating partner universities: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana); University of Lomé (Togo); University of Bonn – Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (Germany); Michael Okpara University of Agriculture (Nigeria); University of Abomey-Calavi (Benin); University Felix Houphouet-Boigny (Cote d’Ivoire); University Cheikh Anta Diop (Senegal); Polytechnic University of Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso); University Abdou Moumouni (Niger); Federal University of Technology, Akure (Nigeria).

    The PhD program in CC&Agric aims:

    •To train highly qualified human resources for West African countries in anticipating the effects of CC;

    •To define and to implement strategies towards mitigation and adaptation to the negative effects of CC in agriculture;

    ” To strengthen the synergic relationship between the West African universities; and

    ” To strengthen the partnership between German universities and West African universities.

    ” Objectives of the call: We intend to select candidates for a PhD. program at IPR/IFRA, Mali.

     

    2. Student Eligibility

    The entry requirements into the program are the following:

    ” Candidates must be from the WASCAL countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, The Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Togo);

    ” Candidates must not be more than 40 years;

    ” Candidates must have a Master’s Degree, or its equivalent in Soil Science, Crop Science, Agro-forestry, Forestry, Animal Science, IPM or other relevant disciplines, with at least an average of 60 % (Second Upper Class, Assez Bien);

    ” Experience with modeling routines or GIS would be an advantage but not a prerequisite;

    ” Candidates must submit the following documents: 1) completed application form; 2) birth certificate; 3) certificate of nationality; 4) two recent passport photos; 5) MSc official transcript or equivalent; 6) transcript of grades for the obtainment of MSc or equivalent; 7) abstract of the MSc (or equivalent) Dissertation; 8) transcripts of previous university degrees; 9) transcript of grades for the obtainment of university degrees; 10) detailed CV; 11) letter of motivation (personal statement should include the student’s academic and personal qualities as well as his/her interests in research in the area of Climate Change and Agriculture: why applying for the scholarship in the respective GRP & Agric); 12) a concept note (3 to 5 pages) outlining the justification, objectives, methodology and expected outcomes of a research idea. This concept note will be fine-tuned under the guidance of supervisors, if admitted; 13) support letter from employer (if employed) granting study leave, in case of success; 14) names and contact details of 3 referees, one of whom must be his/her Master’s supervisor.

    Female candidates are encouraged to apply.

    Maximum Intake: The program will admit a maximum of 10 students per batch. There shall be equitable distribution of students across the WASCAL countries (one student per country).

    3. Language requirements

    CC&Agric is an English-speaking graduate program. The following are the language requirements:

    ” Basic Certificate in English Language;

    ” Functional Certificate in English Language;

    ” A three-month intensive English language proficiency course will be offered at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Ghana, for the selected francophone students before the beginning of the program.

    ” At the end of this English language course, students will have to pass an English language proficiency test e.g. TOEFL (550 or above).

    ” French language courses will also be offered to English speaking students while at IPR/IFRA.

     

    4. Scholarship and Research Support

    The scholarship and research support will normally be provided based on the criteria below:

    ” After admission, students will be required to maintain a graduate level Grade Point Average (GPA) of B or a minimum of B from the course;

    ” During the course curriculum phase, students will be required to develop a detailed research project, including budget;

    ” During the project/research stage, students are expected to present their progress reports regularly and be evaluated accordingly.

    Each student will receive a stipend of € 500.00 per month (€350.00 during the pre-course language preparations) to cover accommodation and other expenses for his study period.

    Research funds will also be made available to students after approval of their research proposal by their advisor/supervisor, the GRP Coordination and WASCAL headquarters.

    The student may travel to Germany once during the course of the PhD fellowship period to work with scientists at German universities or research centers. Airfare will be paid for by the project and a monthly stipend of about €1000.00 will also be provided for each month spent in Germany.

    5. Outline of the program

    The time required for the completion of the PhD program is 3 years.

    Training components

    The following steps are required: English upgrade (see above 3. Language requirements), indoor courses, and research component.

     

    Intensive Indoor Courses (6 months)

    Registered students will take part in six months of intensive course work at IPR/IFRA (Mali) and UCC (Ghana).

    Contents of the courses: The teaching modules are the following:

    1. Introduction to Climate Change;

    2. Research Methodology and Skills Development: System thinking; Scientific research methodology; Scientific writing; Communication with rural communities; Participatory Action Research; iii. Statistics and Modeling Tools: System and optimization models (linear and non linear programming of resource allocation); GIS, RS and Geostatistics; Biostatistics; Sampling methods, field trials and surveys);

    3. Adapted Agricultural Production Systems to CC: Concept of Resilience in Agricultural Production Systems (Livestock and cropping); Energetics of production systems (energy flows); Soil science (Soil conservation and restoration, Soil organic matter management/GHG emissions, Soil fertility management); Agricultural water management (rain-fed agriculture and irrigation methods); Agro-biodiversity management and breeding strategies; Pests and diseases management (animal and crops); Animal production and ranch management;

    4. Agricultural Value Chain and Policies: Food systems and food security; Post harvest technologies; Social and economic drivers of adaptation; Agricultural policies (index based Crop and livestock insurance, National Adaptation Plans or NAP, PES, etc.);

    5. Modeling of Agro-ecosystems: System modeling (socio-ecological modeling); Agricultural land use suitability classification; Development of crop models at the field scale; Application of simulation models to assess climate impact on production systems;

    6. Innovation Systems in Agricultural Production/Field trip/Excursion

    7. Research component

     

    Each student will carry out some PhD research. The topic and location of PhD research are decided by the GRP Board. Students’ dissertation research topic should be decided after their admission. The topic should be in conformity with the mandates of the GRP CC & Agric and be useful for the country and the sub region. The research component includes the research plan preparation, field work, data analysis, final write up and defense.

    ” Research Plan Preparation (3 months), during the course-curriculum phase.

    ” Field Work (maximum 24 months): The field work can be done in or outside Mali depending on expertise (supervisor), availability of equipment and accessibility to relevant data.

    ” Data analysis- if needed visit to Germany/WASCAL (maximum 6 months): During the course of their research, students may visit Germany to use some specialized equipment and computing facilities otherwise not available in Mali or in the partner universities or in the WASCAL Competence Centre (Burkina Faso).

    ” Final write up and defense (maximum 7 months): The final write up of the thesis will be undertaken at the university or research centre where the supervisor works or at IPR/IFRA or in the Competence Centre (Burkina Faso). The thesis defense will be conducted in Mali (at IPR/IFRA or at ISFRA).

    6. Application Procedure and Contact

    Candidates may apply directly to the GRP CC&Agric by submitting all information requested via e-mail to Prof. Amoro Coulibaly, e-mail coulibalya2002@yahoo.fr or amoro.coulibaly@ipr-ifra.org and copy to Dr. Benjamin Kofi Nyarko, e-mail bnyarko@yahoo.co.uk

    Application Deadline: March 30th, 2014

    7. Publication of the Selection Outcome

    IPR/IFRA in collaboration with the GRP CC&Agric Advisory Board will short list and select one candidate from each country. There may be the need for a selection interview in Bamako or via telephone, Skype or Messenger when feasible to gain a better assessment of students. The date of the interview will be communicated after short listing. The selection interview is mandatory to support the final selection of candidates.

    The list of successful candidates will be decided by April 30th, 2014. Selected students will be asked to submit a hardcopy of the application package and to present original diplomas at the time of registration (by June30th, 2014).

     

  • Scholarships for indigent students

    Scholarships for indigent students

    Hope has come the way of 12 indigent but brilliant students through the benevolence of the African Indigenous Education Advancement Foundation (AIEAF), in collaboration with the Study without Borders (SWB). Their bleak future turned to optimism as they received letters of scholarships and cheques covering their tuition fees at an event held in Enugu.

    Tears of joy rolled down their cheeks when the group which also sponsors indigent students to universities abroad gave out the scholarships to them.

    In all, nine of the beneficiaries are undergraduates while three were post-primary school students.

    One of the beneficiaries, Oni Opeyemi Motunrayo from Osun State came from Lagos to complete her papers to travel to China. Opeyemi, who leaves for China this weekend, is to study Medicine.

    Reacting to the gesture, Opeyemi said: “I am happy. I have never seen something like this before. The scholarship has helped me to discover myself. When I was filling the forms, my parents thought it was one of the antics of fraudsters. They believed it was real when the admission letter, flight tickets and other necessary papers were handed to me.”

    Mrs. Agatha Anieze could not withhold the tears as she wept uncontrollably. Her daughter Cynthia Chinwenwa Anieze will, at last, get university education. Cynthia had spent two years at home. She could not pay for the fees despite passing the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME JAMB).

    Her father, according to Mrs Anieze, had allegedly abandoned them to marry a Calabar woman. He refused to show interest in the education of Cynthia who is brilliant. Cynthia, a first year student of Mass Communication at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka smiled home with her cheque covering her tuition fees for the academic year.

    Mrs Anieze said: “What you saw me shedding were tears of Joy. I don’t know how to thank God. My daughter has been at home for two years. She is supposed to have been in the university studying as at last two years. She scored 276 points in her first attempt in JAMB, but she could not get the admission as her father refused to sponsor her.

    She went to Lagos to stay with my sister. It was there she learnt about this organisation. She sat for the aptitude test and passed. Here we are today with her full session tuition fees.”

    Other beneficiaries that received their cheques were Elochukwu Christian from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Ezeah Harold Obinna from Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Chukwuemeka Godwin Okonkwo from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Esther Ogechi Nwachukwu from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and Peace Nneoma Umejiburu from Nnamdi Azikiwe University.

    Others were Ibuodinma Joy Chigozie from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka; Peace Chiamaka Eze from Nnamdi Azikiwe University and Nweze Christian Chineme from UNN.

    Those in the secondary school category included Chukwuma Daniel Igwe, Ikechukwu Collins Nweke and Somtochukwu Kayode Ani.

    The cheques for the tuition fees ranged from N52, 000 to N124, 000, depending on the course the recipient is studying.

    The chairman of the organisation, Ambassador Prince Marshal advised the beneficiaries not to abuse the opportunity and ensure that they study hard to make the required grades. He disclosed that the target of the organisation for this year is 1,200 scholarships for the indigent and the brilliant students.

    He advised those who are not successful this time round not to despair as the next batch will be picked in two weeks’ time. He said he looks at the future of the organisation with great optimism.

    While explaining that the organisation’s activities were divine, he said it had given out more than 3,000 scholarships both in Nigeria and abroad, stating that “it is the first of its kind and will remain the first of such for a very long time.”

    He noted with delight that some of the beneficiaries of the scheme since its inception have graduated, adding that “some of the beneficiaries are lawyers, doctors, engineers and journalists. Some have even naturalised in the various countries they went to study, though I advise against that. Once you graduate, come home and contribute to the development of Nigeria.”

  • 10 best students to get scholarships

    10 best students to get scholarships

    • Organisers set aside N8m as prize money

    As part of the new innovation brought into the 2014 edition of the All Nigeria Secondary Schools Football Championship (NNPC/SHELL Cup) by the organisers, 10 students are to be awarded university scholarships after their secondary education.

    Also, the sum of eight million naira as prize money has been earmarked for this year’s edition of the tournament. The overall champion will get N3.5million for sport development of the school and N50,000 for each player in the team.

    The runners up will get over N2million for football development of the school and the sum ofN40,000 for each player in the team. The third placed winner will get N1million for the school’s football development andN40,000 for each player.

    Communications Production Service Manager, Peter Adamu-Eteh, who represented SPDC’s General Manager Communications, Philip Mshelbila disclosed these in Lagos on Wednesday while declaring the official commencement of the 16th edition of the competition open.

    “With effect from the 2014 edition, the ten best products of the NNPC/SHELL Cup championship will be awarded the Joint Venture’s secondary school scholarship. The scholarship will commence from where the students are in their secondary school journey. On completion of their secondary education, they will be eligible to compete for JV university scholarships”, he noted.

    Meanwhile Ex-international and consultant to NNPC/Shell of grassroots development, Segun Odegbami said there will be proper monitoring of the players to ensure that bonafide students benefit from the scholarship.

    “The age-long practice of cheats or people who are not bonafide student going to play, if scholarships are there as rewards, then you will find that more and more of our principals will try to get students who will benefit from the scholarships. And if the scholarships are to be benefited at all, they must go to certain schools, so we can monitor them. We are going to establish a process that ensures those 10 that qualify are not just very good participants, but are those who will actually go to school and benefit from the scholarship, it will help overall,” he said.

  • NCF’s scholarships for three PhD students

    AN environmental group, the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), with the support of Chevron Nigeria Limited, will award scholarships to some doctoral degree students in Nigerian universities.

    The scholarhips, in the form of research grants, are for Nigerians wishing to research into nature conservation and sustainable livelihood.

    The grants are for three years.

    A statement by NCF’s Acting Executive Director, Alade Adeleke, said the beneficiaries would receive the grants in Lagos next Wednesday at the 12th Chief S. L. Edu Memorial Lecture.

    The statement said the NCF would continue to encourage research students who meet the foundation’s mission of preserving Nigeria’s biodiversity.

    This includes species, ecosystems and genetic biodiversity, the promotion of sustainable use of natural resources for the benefit of present and future generations.

    It also inludes the advocacy of actions that minimise pollution and wasteful utilisation of renewable resources.

    “The S. L. Edu Memorial Lecture was initiated by the NCF to immortalise the founder and first President of the foundation, the late Chief Shafi Lawal Edu.

    “In the past 12 years, lecturers in this series have expressed concern over the danger in development processes that do not consider or not designed in harmony with ecosystem processes,” the statement said.

    Adeleke stated further that a renowned professor of climatology and consultant international agencies on climate change and environment, Professor Emmanuel Olukayode Oladipo will deliver lecture on climate Resilient Water Resources Management for Poverty Reduction in Nigeria at the annual event holding at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Lagos.

    “The future resilience of human communities to climate change-related impacts depends on the

    success of water management interventions. The guest lecturer will dwell upon the need to for proper management of water resources to reduce poverty in the land and how people especially the rural communities will adapt to climate change”.

  • SCHOLARSHIPS approaching deadlines

    Development Scholarships for Nigerian Students in Czech Republic 2014/2015

    Thanks to a generous contribution from the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, the Faculty of Social Sciences is able to offer a limited number of partial scholarships for students of all fee based programs in academic year 2014/15. A total of five scholarships are available, ear-marked for students from developing countries and/or countries going through a process of political and economic transition.

    What is on offer

    1. Under the terms of this scholarship, students will receive a waiver of school fees for their first semester of study, plus a one-off payment of Kc 50,000 (about 2,050 Euro) as a contribution towards living costs.

    2. School fees for the second semester of study will NOT be waived.

    3. Although we would like to continue the scholarship scheme in school year 2015/16, this is subject to our receiving further funding for future years. At present, therefore, we cannot guarantee that similar scholarships will be available for students’ second year of study.

    How to Apply for the Scholarship

    1. Applications for these scholarships are open to all students from developing countries and/or countries going through a process of political and economic transition, who are applying for study in one of our Bachelor’s studies or Master’s studies programmes at Charles University Faculty of Social Sciences from academic year 2014/15.

    2. Applications must be made on the form that accompanies this announcement, and must include the following documents:

    Completed application form; motivation essay of no more than 1000 words, explaining why they need a scholarship, and what they hope to gain from their studies at Charles University; two letters of recommendation from teachers, who know the student from their previous studies, including confirmation of the student’s financial need.

    Note: The current scholarship holders who are reapplying do not need to submit the two recommendation letters or write the essay. Please include a cover note and one recommendation letter from a Charles University academic who knows you from your studies with your application.

    3. Applications should be sent to Manager, International Office (at the address below). All documents submitted must be originals and written in the English language, or accompanied by certified translations.

    4. The deadline for scholarship applications is 30 April 2014. Students who will have problems meeting this deadline due to inefficient or unreliable postal services may, as a temporary measure, submit fax copies and/or scanned copies by e-mail. However, originals must also be sent, and final decisions will not be made until originals have been received.

     

    Manager, International, Office, Charles University, Faculty of Social Sciences

    Smetanovo, nabrezi, 6110 01, Praha 1,Czech Republic

    E-mail: svoz@fsv.cuni.cz (enquiries only)

     

     

     

     

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    TWAS-USM Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme for Developing Countries

    TWAS-USM Fellowship is a Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme for Developing Countries except Malaysia. Read all for more information.

    For young scientists from developing countries (other than Malaysia) who wish to pursue advanced research in the natural sciences at the UniversitiSains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia. Deadline 15 September.

    IMPORTANT: The following is additional information concerning the TWAS-USM Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme tenable in Malaysia. It is an integral part of the information given here: TWAS Fellowships for Postdoctoral Research.

    Applicants should be aware that they can apply for only one fellowship per year. With the exception of the fellowships “for research collaboration”, all other fellowship programmes offered by TWAS and TWOWS that are mutually exclusive.

    Programme Details

    1. TWAS-USM Postdoctoral Fellowships are tenable in the departments, institutions and laboratories of the UniversitiSains Malaysia (USM) for a minimum period of twelve (12) months to a maximum period of three years and are awarded to young scientists from developing countries (other than Malaysia) to enable them to pursue advanced research in the natural sciences.

    2. USM will provide a standard monthly allowance which should be used to cover living costs, such as accommodation and food.

    3. The language of instruction is English.

    Eligibility

    Applicants for these fellowships must meet the following criteria:

    ” be nationals of a developing country (other than Malaysia);

    ” must not hold any visa for temporary or permanent residency in Malaysia or any developed country;

    ” hold a PhD degree in a field of the natural sciences;

    ” apply for the fellowship within five years of having obtained a PhD degree in a field of the natural sciences;

    ” be regularly employed in a developing country (other than Malaysia) and hold a research assignment there;

    ” provide an official Acceptance Letter from a department, laboratory or institute at USM (see sample Acceptance Letter in the application form). Requests for acceptance must be directed to the Dean, Institute of Postgraduate Studies, USM (Prof. MuhamadJantan: by e-mail twasusm@gmail.com, mjantan@usm.my) who will facilitate assignment of a host supervisor. In contacting Prof. Jantan applicants must accompany their request for an Acceptance Letter with copy of their latest CV and a short write-up of research proposal (maximum 3 pages);

    ” provide evidence of proficiency in English;

    ” be financially responsible for any accompanying family member.

    Submitting your application

    ” The deadline for receipt of applications is 15 September of each year.

    ” Applicants should submit the acceptance letter from a USM department/laboratory to TWAS and USM when applying or by the deadline at the latest. Without preliminary acceptance, the application will not be considered for selection.

    ” Reference letters: Referees must send signed letters as attachment via e-mail directly to TWAS and USM. The subject line must contain: USM/ PDoc/the candidate’s surname. Alternatively, letters should be sent by post in sealed envelopes. Only signed reference letters can be accepted.

    ” Applicants to the TWAS-USM Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme should send their application to TWAS and USM (by post, fax or email).

    APPLICATION FORM:

    Click on the links below to download the application form and guidelines. Before applying it is recommended that you read very carefully the application guidelines for detailed information on eligibility criteria, deadlines and other key requirements of the application procedure.

    ” PDoc Application form

    ” PDoc Application Guidelines

    Contact Details

    Prof. MuhamadJantan

    Dean, Institute of Postgraduate Studies

    UniversitiSains Malaysia (USM)

    11800 Penang, Malaysia

    Phone: +604-653-2930

    Fax: +604-653-2931

    E-mail: twasusm@gmail.com

    mjantan@usm.my

    TWAS Fellowships Office

    ICTP Campus, StradaCostiera 11

    34151 Trieste, Italy

    Phone: +39 040 2240-314

    Fax: +39 040 2240-689

    E-mail: fellowships@twas.org

    Visit Scholarships Website: http://twas.ictp.it/prog/exchange/fells/fells-pdoc/usm-pdoc

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    Erasmus Mundus Scholarships For Developing Countries

    Erasmus Mundus Scholarships is a European Union Scholarships for Students in developing countries to MS/PhD Degree in European Countries. The deadline for application has always been between December and January annually and the courses normally start around August/September every year.

    Scholarship description:

    The European Union offers fully-funded Erasmus Mundus Scholarships for Masters programmes and Doctorate programmes to students coming from developing countries.

    These scholarships are exclusively awarded to students that have been selected to attend one of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Programmes at Masters or Doctorate level.

    Host Institution(s):

    European Universities/Institutions participating under approved Erasmus Mundus Action Joint Programmes.

    Field(s) of Study:

    For 2013-2014, about 139 Masters courses and 43 Joint Doctorate courses are supported by scholarships. The field(s) of study covered are: Agriculture and Veterinary, Engineering, Manufacture and Construction, Health and Welfare, Humanities and Arts, Science, Mathematics and Computing, and Social Sciences, Business and Law.

    Number of Awards:

    From the period of 2009-2013, about 5,300 Masters students and 440 Doctoral students from developing countries will be awarded with an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship.

    Target group:

    Students from developing/emerging countries who do not come from the 27 Member States of the EU and who are not residents nor have carried out their main activity (studies, training or work) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in one of these countries.

    Scholarship value/inclusions:

    The programme offers full-time scholarships and/or fellowships that cover the living costs, tuition fees, travelling and insurance costs of the students.

    Scholarship amounts can vary according to the level of studies/teaching/research, their duration (3 months to 3 years) and the grantee’s nationality (scholarships for non-EU individuals are higher than for EU individuals).

    Eligibility:

    Please note that each Erasmus Mundus Joint Programme defines its own selection criteria and admission procedures. Students or scholars should contact the Consortium offering the Masters /Doctoral Programmes for more information.

    Application instructions:

    For the academic year 2013/2014 you are advised to consult in advance the websites of each of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Programmes (Masters/Doctorates) that interest you. There you will find all necessary information concerning the content of the course, its structure, the scholarship amounts as well as the application and selection procedures. Deadline varies from program to program. The deadline varies per programme but is around October to January annually.

    It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

    Contact information:

    Since each individual joint programme consortium is responsible for its own application and selection procedures (and timetable), interested candidates should consult the relevant website in order to take notice of these procedures. If necessary, they should contact the consortium for further information.

    You will find further information on the Action 1 of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Programmes in the updated version of the “frequently asked questions” (FAQs).

    Scholarships Website:

    Official Scholarship Website: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/funding/scholarships_students_academics_en.php#1

    Erasmus Mundus Programme Guidelines 2009-2013 (See Chapters 4 & 5): http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/programme/documents/guide_emdec09_%20en.pdf

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